Chapter 384 Sin and Atonement

When the darkness dissipated, Mayne found himself standing in an empty square.

Everything in front of me has a familiar impression... low houses, monasteries still under construction, and brand new stone churches. The mud was dry and solid, with no traces of snow, the sun above the head was faintly reflected in the clouds, and the breeze blowing across the cheeks from time to time was warm and gentle, not at all like being in an evil moon.

Wait, he suddenly realized, could this be the old holy city when he first became a believer? On the square at that time, it was His Majesty O'Brien who presided over the baptism ceremony.

"It turns out that this is the place that impressed you the most," Zero's voice suddenly sounded from behind, "It's indeed a good place."

the pure!

The memories that had been disconnected for a short time were all connected in an instant, and he felt anger erupting suddenly. He turned around, fixed his eyes on the other party, and said word by word: "Zero, are you crazy!"

How dare she use her ability on herself!

Moreover, why didn't the God's Stone of Retaliation he carried didn't work?

"I know exactly what I'm doing," Jie Luo smiled, "but you... I'm afraid you're still in the dark. It doesn't matter, this is the world of consciousness, and I have so much time that I can explain it to you slowly. listen."

In the soul battlefield, Mayne is no stranger to this ability. In the world of the eroded, he fights only by consciousness. The winner gets everything, and the loser loses everything. This is also an extremely rare summoning ability, if one does not wear the God's Stone of Retaliation, it is almost unavoidable. But...damn it, he was clearly wearing the God's Stone of Retaliation!

He reached out his hand and took out the sky-blue spar from his close-fitting pocket. Under the sunlight, its polygonal outline glowed with a bright blue luster, and there was nothing unusual about it.

"Why?" Mayne gritted his teeth.

"Are you referring to the divine stone?" Zero smiled. "It's very simple. Its domain tremors have been smoothed out. Of course, for mortals, they can't feel the difference at all."

Tremor smoothed out? The Pope couldn't help but widen his eyes. There is only one person in the Holy City who can remove the effect of God's Stone of Retaliation against demons--Isabella the Pure.

This is... blatant betrayal!

These bloody bitches! Mayne felt the veins on his forehead bulge, and his hands trembled slightly from the manic anger. He knew that these tools were unreliable, and he should turn them all into God's Punishment Army when he was crowned! Trying his best to restrain his anger, he said bitterly, "When did it happen?"

"I don't know what she did. Didn't you put me in jail and give me a good lesson?" Zero shrugged, "I just entrusted her to do this, that's all."

"What a promise! If you hadn't planned it for a long time, how could she do such a blasphemous act so easily!" No, his heart suddenly froze, even the two of them would not be able to do this... Take it After taking the Pope, he lived in the bedroom in the church that originally belonged to His Majesty O'Brien. Not only was it full of various organs, but there were also many trial warriors guarding it for a long time. Not to mention that there are several high-level sacred stones placed by the bedside, and I use them at will every day, and there are guards accompanying me everywhere, so how could she have a chance to do it?

So angry, Mayne calmed down instead, "What on earth do you want to do, is it just to retaliate against my punishment? Even if you kill me, the entire cave under the hanging basket is the area affected by the sacred stone, and you can go there Where to escape? Once you land, you will be spotted by the Judgment Army who has been waiting for a long time, and then you will be arrested. Don't think that you can hide it from the secret organ. When they start the torture and interrogation, you will find that the Whipping is like a goose feather itching."

"I don't intend to run away," Zero shook her head, "I want to replace you and take over as Pope."

"..." Mayne was stunned. He imagined all kinds of situations, but he didn't expect to hear such an answer, "The pure become the pope? You are simply whimsical, accepting the coronation in front of many believers in the cathedral." The person is me! Do you think that if you kill me, they will recognize your power?"

"I don't need to show my face in front of many people, I just need to be the Pope's "conveyor"," Zero said casually, "You see, His Majesty O'Brien also stays in the Privy Palace all year round, and occasionally goes out Will wear a mask. In this case, who will find that the Pope has changed? "

"You can't hide that time at all! Didn't you hear what I said just now? As soon as the cage falls to the ground and they see that I'm not there, you will be controlled by them immediately!" Mayne growled, "It's too late to let me out now!" Before I have time, I can pretend that you have never done such reckless things!"

"Once the battle of souls begins, it cannot end," Zero laughed. "And they won't arrest me. You were wrong from the beginning."

Won't catch her... what do you mean? The Pope frowned and stared at the Pure, trying to see something in her eyes, but apart from the moving light shining in those eyes, there was no trace of timidity or panic in those eyes. She didn't look away, but quietly looked at herself, as if she was stating a very normal thing.

Mayne suddenly felt a flash of lightning in his mind!

"Even giving up is a wise choice."

"Son, I'm sorry."

He opened his mouth wide, but felt that his throat was strangled by a pair of big hands, and he could hardly make a sound. My heart kept sinking, as if I had fallen into an ice cave. After a long time, he said with difficulty: "Could it be that this is all O'Brien—"

"It seems that you finally understand," Zero raised her brows, "His Holiness has given orders to all the guards and warriors in the Privy Temple—they will never leave the ground, and the Pope is the only one who obeys orders. You have received the scepter in the church on the ground, but you are still not in charge of the Privy Temple." She chuckled twice, "Think about it, we are right above the top of the cave, and the core organization of the church is under our feet, and here is The only position that can avoid all the guards on the ground and is not affected by God's Stone of Retaliation, don't you think it is an excellent stage?"

The pure man put away his smile, and the light in his eyes bloomed like a flame, "This is also the battlefield arranged for us by Your Majesty. When the battle of souls is over, the one who survives will become the true ruler of the church."

It turned out to be... such a thing! Mayne felt his throat dry. Damn old guy, because he felt that he had stolen the power that originally belonged to the witch, did he plan to use this method to atone for his sin? It's ridiculous!

The gleam in the eyes of the other party is clearly burning ambition, which is almost impossible to see in the pure ones—they have been educated as tools since birth, and they should be loyal to the top church. If it wasn't for devouring those daring people... No, hell, Mayne suddenly remembered the words that His Majesty said to himself before attacking the Wolfheart Kingdom.

"I will send two pure ones to assist you in the battle, and no one can escape from their hunting."

Did he never think about how seizing the memories of the Wolf King and the Queen of Clear Water would affect Zero himself?

Recalling O'Brien's expression of relief at the end, he finally realized the meaning of the other's words before he died. Mayne gritted his teeth angrily, how could the old guy not have considered this! In order to bring ambition back into the hearts of the Pure Ones, he had already started preparations.

Is this what you wish to see, Your Holiness? !

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